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The Influence of Pedagogical and Epistemological Beliefs on Preservice Teachers’ Technology Acceptance in Turkey: A Structural Equation Modeling       
Yazarlar
 Tezcan KARTAL Tezcan KARTAL
Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Özet
Epistemological and pedagogical beliefs have a close relationship that affects teacher behaviors regarding technology use in the classroom. A few studies have investigated the effect of pedagogical beliefs on technology acceptance. However, the combined effect of epistemological and pedagogical beliefs on teachers' technology acceptance is still not widely understood. This study investigates the structural relationships between preservice teachers' epistemological and pedagogical beliefs and technology acceptance. Data were collected from 655 preservice teachers and analyzed via path analysis. The research model explained 49 % of the variance in the dependent variable, behavioral intention, with a percentage higher than in previous research on preservice teachers ' technology acceptance. Results showed that preservice teachers' constructivist teaching beliefs, perceptions regarding the usefulness of technology, and attitudes toward using it significantly influenced their behavioral intention. Besides, constructivist and traditional teaching beliefs were also significant determinants of perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use. The evidence from this study supports the idea of including various external variables in TAM (Technology Acceptance Model) to account for more considerable variance in behavioral intention.
Anahtar Kelimeler
epistemological beliefs | pedagogical beliefs | preservice teachers | structural equation modeling (SEM) | technology acceptance model (TAM)
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı CROATIAN JOURNAL OF EDUCATION-HRVATSKI CASOPIS ZA ODGOJ I OBRAZOVANJE
Dergi ISSN 1848-5189
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SSCI
Dergi Grubu Q4
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 01-2024
Cilt No 26
Sayı 2
Sayfalar 607 / 650
Doi Numarası 10.15516/cje.v26i2.5169
Makale Linki https://cje2.ufzg.hr/ojs/index.php/CJOE/article/download/5313/1203